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L. M. JONES, 6b Co. PveuaiiSRi. ^^n^^^^^S^=^=BK==5=S=BMaB'^?,Be:S=: &S!9=========================^=a=Ha^^^^k ^^Ai_ ' * ' A * *'? PUBLIC GOOD WR AIM." M M L ==^==55S5S 3!L- L?^ CA?DEW, 8QPTII CABOMWA; SMPBBAt SEmWEB 3?, issr, Ktt lLJ' ^ TCRJMTS or THB aOMMSROXAIi OOT7RX3R? Published weekly every Saturday morning at S3 per annum if paid in advance, or 1 $4 if not paid until the expiration of the , year. % Advertisements inserted at SI per square tor tho first insertion, and 50 cts. for every continuance. Persons subscribing out of the State, are required to pay in advance. Advertisements that do n??t have the num? ber of insertions marked on the manrin ^ J J will be published until forbid, uud char- ? ged accordingly. < No subscription received for less than one year. Gjp"Communications must be post pai l.^H 1 ocToaka. RENEWED FAVORITES. fXlBE Schemes we are enabled to lay , JL before our.Correspondents this month are of the most Splendid Character, and | are celebrated as ''Sylvester's Favorites," 1 having always been particularly fortunate ! in similar schemes. Particular attention i is requested to the 'Virginias.' and eurly ? application should be made to prevent dis- 1 appointment, and to insure the fulfilment of orders. Address , S.J. SYLVESTER, J 180 Broadway, JYcio-York , TWENTY FIVETflOUSAND DOLL'S. ! Virginia Slate Lottery, < CLASS 6. 'For the benefit of the town of Wheeling. To be drawn at Alexandria. Vn r?~. 9 ' ? WV. 7, lt*37. CAPITALS. $25,000? $8,000? $,5000 ? 1 Prizes Of 3,500 1 i " Km 10 " 2000 10-" 58500 io " ir?oo 10 " 1000 I 10 " f>00 20 " 400 1 Ac. Ac. Ac. Tickets only 10 Dollars. , A Certificate of a Package of 22 Tickets will be sent for 120 Dollars. Halves, Quarters and ' Eighths in proportion. VIRGIN ft A ST ATE LOTTERY 1 CLASS NO. 7 Tor the benefit of the Monongalia Acade- ' my. 1 To be drawn at Alexandria, Va. Saturday, Oct. 14, 1837. RICH AND SPENDID SCHEME. $30,000 10,006! 6,000 ! 5,000 ! 4,000 2,500 * 1 Prize of 2000 Dollars "25 Prize of 1000 Dollars 25 Prises of 500 Dollars 28 Prises of 300 Dollars 200 Prizes of 200 " &c. Tickets Ten Dollars. Certificate of a package of 25 whole Tickets in . this Magnificent Scheme may be had lor 130 Dollars?Packages of Halves and Quarters in proportion. FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. Virginia State Lottery, Class ^ for 1837. For the Benefit of the Mechanical Benevolent Society of Norfalk. To be drawn at Alexandria, Va. Saturday, Oct. 21, 1837. . GRAND SCHEME. 1 Prize of 40,000 Dollars 1 ? 10,000 Dollars 1 " 4,000 Dollars i ii " ?"n ,v " ?. -- o,uuu uoiiars 1 ? , 1,940 Dollars s S " 1,500 Dollars ( 10 " 1,200 Dollars 150 " 1,000 Dollars 1 64 *' 100 Dollars 64 " * 90 Dollars * &C. &LC. Tickets only 10 Dollars. A Certificate of a Package of 25 Whole Tickets will be sent for 140 Dollars?Packages of shares i in proportion. , Twenty Thousand Dollars. Graml Consolidated Lottery. , For the benefit of the State Treasury, Del. College and Common Scools Class No. 36, for lfcJ37. To be drawn at Wilmington, Del. Monday October 23. I SCHEME. i $20,000? $5,000?$3,000 ! $2,000?$1,230. &.C. &.C. &,c. Tickets f<?r Five Dollars. A certificate of a package of 25 Whole Tickets . will be sent on receipt of $05 Halves and Quarters in the same Drooortion. Virginia ^iaic Lottery* Class 7* For tho Benefit of the Town of Wellsburg. 1 t To be drawn at Alexandria Va. Saturday Oct. -o 4 CAPITALS. J $30,000! 10,000 7,000 ! 5,000! 4,000 1 Prize of 3000 Dollars ? 1 Prize of 2105 Dollars 25 Prizes of 1,000 Dollars 50 Prizes of 500 Dollars 50 Prizes of 200 Dollars , 68 Prizes of fcViSK' 10 Prizes 551 -gJJ 10 " ot . 500 1 rr?' 9 A ^ u tercets ?piu?Shares in proportion. { Certificate of a Package of 25 whole Tickets < will coat-only 130. Halves and Quarters in proportion. Delay not to send your orders td For- ' tune's Home. j BRICiADK ORDERS 1 HEAD QUARTERS, > R Hobkirk, 13th September 1837. J OBERT J. BROWNKIELD, Esq having appointed Brigade Inspectjr of the 5tn jjrigade ?fl|uth Carolina Militia, with the rank of ByoM?f ol>eye^ an<* respected accordingly. __ __ J. W. CANTEY. Th?VjL 8?. 3t* - Gensviii ?5r? VT?. Telescope and Times and Gazette *vu give the above three insertions. CAMDEN. 8. C. \ JOCKEY CM.EB RJCES. " VVTILL cOmmenoe on this course, on the 1st f ff Monday in November nefct, with a Sweep- * itakes, mile heats, subscription $160, half forfeit, For 3 year old Colts and Fillies, closed with 6 subscribers. '4V (l Tuesday?Jockey Club 'Pttrse, 4 mile heats. i purse not leso'than $600 tj Wednesday?Jockey Club Purse, 3m. h. purse not less than- , V 500 ? Thursday?Jockey Club Purse, 2in. h., i1 purse not less than 3(9) q Friday?Jockey flub Purse, mile heats, j, best 3 in 5, purse not less than 350 Saturday?A post stake lor all ages, carrying their appropriate weights; entrance $*250, plav or f pav, two inile heats to be closed on Monday night n t?f the first day's race, by 9 o'clock, 3 or more to v make a race. J. S. NETTLES, r\ Sept. 9 19 9t Sec. and Treas. Thp wtitftM nf th? TKii?1i>??nn **v .... ..... .vowi. vuuuri, t 11 lit* If OC. | V Gazette, (Columbia;) and the People'? Pret-s, (Au- ^ irusta, Georgia,) will copv the above and forward . their accounts to the subscriber. J S.N. " PACTOKAfiE : AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. THE snbscriber? highly flattered by the iucren? 11 ing support given by their friend? and the public, to their house established in Charleston, in ;i the Factorage and Commission business, have, in, |, order to render more assistance to our Partner* there, Mr Charles H. Desaussure, determined to ' locate Mr. Hall T. M Gee in that place, who, in 1' conjunction with Ml. Desaussure, will give their undivided and entire attention to any business which may be committed to our care. ? Liberal cash advances will be made in either place on Cotton or Produce, shipped to Charleston, ' ind where the parties wish, the proceeds will be oaid in Camden, thus avoiding the risk and un- R :ertninty consequent in transmitting funds by mail t| >r otherwise. i_ SHANNON, M'GEE, & CO. 0 Camden. ^ M'DOWALL, SHANNON 4^ O. c Charleston. '] Sept. 9 19 4t , irrThc Columbia Times and Charlotte Journal will publish the above four times, and for* s ward their accounts to Shannon, M'Gee,^ Co ti lor payment. f ^"^OMMITTED to the Jail of Kershaw District "! V a IL. <v\. C 1 . - ? ...... uii uiu ?utu inst a negro man who calls him- ' self Entanuel, and says lhat he belongs lo John * Louis of Charleston, S. C. Said negro is about 8 5 feet 7 inelips high, a bright mulatto, and has | with him a Badge, marked "Mechanic, 414,'* , Charleston He is nbout 29 years of age. The owner is requested to come forward, prove 1 property, p.iy charges and take him awuy. : Sept. 23 21 tf C. 1. SHIVER, j. k d. ( ATTENTION TROOP.?You are hereby noti- * fied that as business of importance should be 1 forthwith attended to, you are hereby required to ittend fully uniformed atlhe usual -place of ren- j iozvous on the first Saturday in October. A ge- f leral attendance is necessary By order of Sept. 23 21 2t Copt. BOY KIN. 1 ? ????w?.??m ( Miscellaneous. 1 t Economy.?The Westchester Hpy tells e * story of a neighbor of his, who rolled I i barrel of flour three miles, rather than ' pay 12 1-2 cents cartage. This is carryng economy to a great stretch : but after " ill, it does not equal the economy of a J! lewspaper borrower. We have known s 1 nP of lliocn kiirrntuinn Inufu.u i? I""" a ?- vxwwv *-rw? I w ?T I iwaivi IU IVIOl" CI nonth's lime, and wear nut five dollars % >vorth of sole leather in a year, in milling about to borrow a paper, which he :ould have had left at his own door for wo dollars. We know of one family in this village, J1 hat will not tike our puper, because they lay they do not like it, and yet they send egularlv to borrow it, and blow up our subscribers like wrath if it is not ready "or them. iStolen fruit is sweet to some people. 1 We wonder if any body can guess what ^ itnlrn fruit means. That's enough.?N. Y. Tinus. n Ladies' Catechism.?The following, 11 though made for another country, is not c entirely inapplicable to our own. l' Quest. For what end did you come into the world ? r< A. To get a husband. a Q. What is the way to get a husband? A. To dress, dance, chat, play, an?' h ito to all manner of public places, except ci church, for fear of being called a fanatic. Q. What is the duty of a husband? h A. To ph ase his wife. Q. What is the duty of a wife? y A. To please herself. p Q. Are there no more duties incumbent on you as a fine lady? n A. Yes: I must be deaf, dumb and h blind, as occasion requires ; deaf to the a: voice of duns, and all such poor relations as most easily btset me ; dumb when my () husband remonstrates ; and blind to the t( whole race of city acquaintance or coun* 8( try ciusins. Loss OP LIFE IN BATTLE. The follow- (' ing is a general estimate of the losses sustained hv the English nrmv under the command of Lord Wellington, from the ^ lime of his appointment to it, in Portugal, until pi-ace. In the campaign of 1808, 30 officers 1,015 men fell; in 1800, 242 officers, and 4, 688 men; 1810,78 officers, iiid 624 men, 1811, 429 officers, and Is S,284 men; 1712, 816 officeYf; and 11,030 g men; 1813, 1,025 officers, and 14,966 men; d 1814, 400 officers, and 4,791 men; 1815, it 717 officers, and 0,585 men. Total 3,805 ai officers and 54, 283 men kille^ or woun- r< ded. This total does not include the si Brunswickers, Hanoverians, Portuguese g nor Spaniards. It is remarkable, that at si Salamanca the proportion of the killed p to the combatants was one to ninety; at f< Victoria, 1 to 74 & Waterloo, 1 to 40; irhile at the battle the Nile, the ratio] ras 1 to 36; at Trafalgar, I to 40; at Copenhagen, . Scriptural anagram.?The extraorlinary anagram on a passage in St. John, a much less known Utah it merits. No louhl there may be many even of our iwn readers who have never seen it. It s founded on John xiriii. 39. To the luestion of Pilate, What is truth? which, n Latin, runs Quid esi veritasl the leters transposed, form the just&st and best lossible answer, and th'e inquirer did iot think fit to wait for any other: iz?Est vir qui adesttt i. e.?It is the ran who is present. The anagram is ren> lered the more remarkable by the first irord* uttered by our Saviour, after thh [tifstion', being (see ch. xix. v. 5;) Behold he man. A commentator on the passage marks, that in the English translation hese words are by friistuke put into the rcouth of Pilate ; but that In the original hev ure manifestly the words of .Jesus, fter the crown of tiCnm? wna nlm?n.i ?? T ? .. ?v? |MUVVU If II is head, and, in the internal sense, signiying?Behold how the Jewish nation has ilsitied the divine truth of the word. A Curious Fact ia^ mentioned in the tostun Medical and ^urgi^al Journal. It j there staled tnat notwithstanding the Tightness of the sky and the pruv? rbial alubriiy of the atmosphere at St. Croix, here is one peculiarity which has never cen satisfactorily explained. This is the endency to lockjaw, which men, women, hildren and animals participate in alike, 'his fact is teferred to in Dr. Tuckerlan's recent letter in the Journal, and is o notorious amongst the planters "that it ias ceased to be a matter of wonder. ''It arms," says the editor, " a curious subeel for medical pilosophizing, how it haptens that slight wounds bru'Ses and conunions, resulting froin the most common ind ordinary circumstances, are frequenty followed by an intense rigidity of the naxillary muscles, which scarcely relax n death. Tit ere is good authority for issprting that the domestic animals are qually liable t?? the sante malady, iliottgli, vhen young, they seem less pre-disposed halt in adult age. * Those conversant with the domestic mndilion of the inhabitants of St. Croix, ire familiar with the general custom of Irinking rain water, which is not always ?f the purest kind, being sometimes exremely offensive from being kept a long ime, daring continued droughts, in woodn tanks. Those who can atlord the ex reuse, are carenil 10 niter that which they Irink, through stone, but the laborers ave no such preparation, anil they are bviously the greatest suft'erers from locki\v. No mention has been made of a imilar pre-dispOMtion to the disease in ny of the adjacent islands, although their eological appealanco is very similar." Maxims for young Merchants. 1 Do not, like a foolish mariner, always alculate upon fair weather; hut be preared, at all limes, for mercantile squalls nd gales. 2. If you form a co-partnership, silent r avowed, do not advertise it until the npital is actually paid in. | 3 Always have articles of co-partnerliip written by a lawyer of integrity, and igned and sealed before you commence usiness. 4 If you buy and sell oil credit, it is ot safe to sell more in a year than live mes your actual capital. [When your si ;it is well established you may exceed !?* ] 5 Never sell to a man when you have -LU .1 ? - * sasoiiauie uuuuis udoui I.is ability to pay t the time. 0 Nevei sell on credit to a d.unkard, orsc-racer, gambler; or a man not edufiled as a merchant. 7 Never sell on a credit to a rhan who a* not paid former purchases, if due. 8 Select a store the best situated for our business, even if the rent be high, rovided it is not extravagantly so. 9 Do hot marry under twenty-five, and one but a well educated, prudent, noise?ss woman?one that can earn as much s she spends. 10 Let not your house rent be more tan a fifth of the amount you are willing > expend in family and personal expeh?s. 11 Keep a regular set of books by ouble-cntry ; and have them posted up nd examined at least every month. 12 Take an account of stock, balance our books, and settle all your accounts vice a year il practicable; always once year. An old Merchant. Indtan Affairs.?We published in n..r ist, an arliclcfnm the Galena Advertiser, iving some account of the wretched conition of the Fox Indians, who are now , seems, in a state of absolu e starvation; nd their hunting grounds, on which they ely (or sustenance, actually in the possesion of ti.eir enemies, the Sioux. Is the overnment performing its duty to these etvages, whose valuable lands have been urchascd for three cents an acre, tosuf? ;r them to he thus exposed, when the Indians have been taught to look to us fot sUCCor on a]I occasions ? And is our duty to them to be fulfilled by an attempt to engage their warriors in our magnanimous Florida War, with a handful of S?.minoles, as rumor* dealers, is meditated? We think not. We hope not, .for the credit of the nfetion ; the Cause of humanity, and our respect for justice and s uind policy. We shall, in time, notice this subject further. Michigan.?Dr. Houghton, the State geologist, has discovered a large body of the fir?t quality bituminous coal on the borders of Grand River, in the county of Eaton, a superior salt spring, about 30 miles above the mouth of the Maple, and specimens of galena on the north side of Grand River, near the rapids. There is a drink concocted in Boston and called 11 Bimbo it is quite fashionable, and some of our contemporaries arei anxious to kn<?w of what materials it is r*i noeoil d - nr iniition ranscript satisfies their curiosity in this wisp? *? Bimbo is a rascally compound of brandy and sugar, flavored with lemon peel. An invention of the devil, to make drunkards." ^ 1Bible- Vender arrested.?The Majesty of the law.?The agent of a Bible Society in Marian county. Missouri, was a few days sinre arrested in Miller county, in that State,for peddling without licence, and lined ft60. lie had distributed SlVO worth, and sold about $3 to those who would not accept the bibles as a gift.! The Governor remitted the fine. Durham Short Horns.?The Ohio people have lately imported more of this noble breed of English cattle. On the 15th eight noble specimens, all calved within a year or two. reached Scioto, from England; also, ten Leicester Sheep. One of the heifers aged two years weighs only 1300 lbs! " ? Electro Magnatic Telegraph.?We learn hv the Journal of Commerce, that the idea of communicating intelligence bv electricity, was fiist conceived by Processor Morse of New York ; that paper snvs: j !. *1- *1 ' - mr. :?i??rsp ip preparing a circuit q(- a | short distance, to show to his friends the 1 operation of the telegraph, wliirit he hopes 1 to complete soon, with a view of securing la patent, and of offering it to the attention of Government, who have the subject of telegraphs at present before them. Wandering Indians.?Twenty-five Indians, embracing one fami'v, are gvpsying in the neighborhood of Deerfield, Mass. They are said to be the descendants of Eunice Williams, daughter of the Rev. John Williams, who was, with his family, carried captive when Deerfield was destroyed in 1704. One of the party, a woman of 86 years, the mother of the rest, is grand-daughter of Eunice. They are of the St. Francis tribe from Canada, and have been absent from home nearly a year. It is understood they will r turn hv the way of Albany. They are hospitably treated by the Deerfield people, but resist every importunity to lodge in doors. Narrative of an Atrial Voyage from Fair Mount, Halliinorc. I must be permitted to prelude this hasty sketch with a defensive remark against any imputation which might he thrown out on a seeming departure from the more delicate duties apperiaining to n.v sex. Chance having made me repeat edh' a witness of aeronautic displays both in this country and Europe, I imbibc?' an | aident desire to participate in the plea-j eiiPus ivhir>t) 1" '' - v.i.v.i iu me; jircuiiar to such a mode of travel ; I wished to I iok down upon our fair earth from such an eminence as this means only could command?you may say it was curiosity if you will, for that is said to be a characteristic of our sex ; however, in this instance I trust it was a pardonable one. An opportunity offered for the fulfilment ?f ",y long rherislnd design in the fall of '36 when I contemplated a journey to the skies; but one of those accidents against which it was impossible to provide frustrated my hopes?the balloon burst almost the instant of mv intended departure. Mortified at such a result and convinced that the multitude without the gates was highly incensed, I determined it should not he fdr the want of an importunate appeal, if I did not avail myself of the first opportunity to gratify my own desires and convince my friends that my intentions were sincere though doubtful of my success. This opportunity did not occur until Thursday last, which day Mr. Miti'hptl hn?l nnnninln/t 5 ...... .|.|>.....vm ><> an n.-M I'llSKMI. The drfV was fair. the atmosphere scarcely moved by a breeze, and but a few fleecy clouds cheeked the face of the sky The balloon was partly inflated when I requested Mr. Mitchell to allow me to take his place: he was incredulous?I assured him I was in earnest, and after much solicitation he consented to leave the point to the decision of the assemblage. The dissentient voices, (if any) were lost in the shouts of assent and the car being attached I prepared for the voyage. At about 20 minutes before 5 oVIock the cord was severed and the balloon arose to the height of about 100 feet. Elated with the novelty of my situation, I failed to {perceive that I was descending, till on a level with the top of the Medical College, | when I attempted to cast out bullast, but | too late to avoid coming to the earth, and the car presently rested on a clothes line in n lot adjacent to the enclosure whence 11 departed. I now deprived myself of the barometer and thermometer and a quantity of ballast retaining but 25 lbs. for the emergencies of the expedition ; and desiring the gentlemen to release the ear, the balloon moderately ascended and was borne in a direction almost central over the city. At a height of about 4000 feet I attempted to liberate a pigeon which had so far .been mv compagnon du voyage, but the k:-.I ? ? ..no prvuicu rt-iuciBiii 10 part company ; it perched on the hoop and gazed w ith apparent consternation into the abyss ! below. I took it again in my hands ana cast it into the air. It fell like a stone and I have heen since informed by those who perceived it, that the bird appeared to have lost its self possession till within soire 300 or 400 feet of the earth when it made use of its wings to some purpose; for to keep out of such a scrape in future it has not been seen at its old quarters since I was how nl >ne beyond the reach of the world, its pr.iisrs or rebuke, and I determined to " see what was to be seen.** testing out more hallast, the balloon rose rapidly and presently encountered a current of air which carried me over Federal Hill, and now reclining ujmui the edge of the car, 1 enjoyed in no ordinary degree the splendor of that inmitable scene sketched in skilful miniature below, yet gorgeously sublime in the magnitude of its excess. The city had dwindled into Lilliputian iliim nci.i.io ""'I ' <" - ?-* ? - ........,,o mill uir niii(>llllllCttirR WHICH 1 had lately left seemed to occupy at least five square feet. I could perceive that it was deserted; turning to look from the other side iti an instant a film came <?ver my eyes; I rubbed them but to no purpose; I could see nothing but the oar and its coh'euls and hear nothing but the rustling of the balloon as it seemed to struggle with some invisible antagonist in upper air. \ moment*? reflection taught me that I was enveloped i.i a cloud, from the. feathery edge of which I emerged just as I became aware of my situation and again that picture of the fair and lovely earth from which I had isolated myself burst upon my view, beautiful in its indistine minuteness 10.000 feet below the point fro in which 1 gazed. I now felt the breeze increase and as I still rose it became more southerly and 1 crossed the basin, passing over Fort McHenry to the Lazaretto, continuing that course for about fifteen miles unconsc o is ??f any incident worth recording when a slig t hissing in |the air made me start to my feet?it increased, and scarcely had 1 secured the end ot the valve cord in the wicker of the ear when a flaw of wind struck llie balloon and its motion became rotary, the ear careering rather more than was pleasant in its prompt efforts to follow in its etherial waltz?it lasted about thirtv o?_ eonds and having become somewhat more tractable upon referring to the sun I found he wind c??mi. g from N. W. and knew that I was rapidly nearing the bay, though unable to distinguish land from water at the elevation 1 had attained, which I suppose was about 20,(100 feet; I therefore thought it most prudent to retain the gas (as I had now no ballast to dispose of but the grapnels,) till 1 considered it probable that 1 had gained sufficient upon the opposite shore of the Bay to allow for the action of the easterly breeze I conjectured would be blowing rather brisk, near the earth. I was fortunate in the calculation I had n>ad? , On upon discharging gas my descent was n< t so rapid but that I was carried due West for the last fifteen minutes of my voyage over a narrow strip of wood land; in which the anchor secured itself at about ten minutes after 6 o'clock ; in this situation I was observed by a negro who v as as he said, in uonrxh ' - L!_ * * ... wis sirmc uig ung uai ne seen light ? n ile tree-/* Perceiving me as I leaned from the car about t? a*k his aid, he exclaimed " Gorry eighty, if dere haint a wax figger in de b'loon, may 1 nebher.** I assured him that the figure was composed of flesh and blood, and as he was casting about which way to help me down a number of gentle nen had come up to whose courteous assistance I am deeply indebted for the facility of my descent and the complete security of the balloon and its appendages; effected by the promptness with which several trees were felled by the negroes at the suggestion of the proprietor. The spot where I alighted was on thn property of the late Benjamin Ricaud, Rsq. of Baltimore in the vicinity of Chegtertown, K?*nt County, about B miles from Rock H.?ll and 2 from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. In concluding this lengthened statement I would avail myself of the opportunity to return my sincere thanks to the hospila' e inhabitants of that vicinity for their kind mention, and also to Capt. Kenny |of the steamboat Gov Wolcott for a picaleant passage home. JAHEW4BREN